The Museum is set in an enchanting historical building of 1600, completely restored, situated between Bologna and Pistoia, among the woods. This building, apart from being a rich permanent collection, offers a series of cultural events and exhibitions which will be organized not only inside the Museum, but also in the other centres. Each visit will be a real surprise, also because it is personalized. In fact,Morena and Ernesto will accompany you inside this forest of symbols, all to discover….and for this reason please remember that reservation is needed. Looking forward to seeing you!!!!!

mercoledì 1 luglio 2015

Chris Paradis

Traditional meanings for this card are: Liberation; a rude awakening; a
reality check; disillusionment, an explosive transformation...
Emancipation from the Self or Divorce from Self-Deception.
The literary work I chose to represent this card is "'the ingenious
Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha" by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.
Don Quixote is the story of a country gentleman Alonso Quixano who
creates a newly inspired self in his golden years. As he is inspired by
books of Chivalry & Romance, Alonso is convinced he is a knight
errant and he sets forth to seek adventure and romance in 16th century
Spain. One of the most memorable moments in the novel is Quixote tilting
at windmills that he believes to be giants flailing their arms. After
many farcical adventures and relatives burning his collection of
chivalric books, Alonso Quixano comes to his senses and renounces his
madness before the book concludes. Within the story Alonso experiences
the Tower archetype as he invents/becomes Don Quixote and again when
reason conquers his personae leading it to dissolve. It should also be
noted that the novel itself also created a Tower of sorts in the world
of literature as it is considered by many to be the progenitor of the
modern novel form. Cervantes was captured by Barbary pirates and
imprisoned for five years - after a difficult release - he created the
novel we know today. The theme of Escapism shines through in the story
of Don Quixote...Living in the world of chivalry and knights errant
rather than the banal existence of an aging landowner. Don Quixote truly
became a new creature that reinvented and glorified the very genre it
was mocking - may the books of chivalry live on with the words of my
true ~ Don Quixote...

Notes on the card: The lightning struck tower (Spanish - la torre) in
this card is the mind of Don Quixote. The word Razon (reason) is written
upon the bolt of lightning as it strikes our Quixotic protagonist. The
windmill behind Quixote's head is ablaze and appears to be part of his
head – as the wheels and cogs of fantasy come to a halt and wither away.
The book he holds is also his body as he has literally become the
stories of chivalry clothing himself with the Don Quixote personae. We
see at a glimpse the beginning and end of the story with the last
passage of the book which speaks of the books of Chivalry collapsing as
Don Quixote dies, and that they lived on for a moment because of his
madness.
In a reading, this card represents a rude awakening to see yourself as
you truly are and not merely as you wish to be seen. It is a time to
move forward with new ideas and to let go of the delusions of your past.
The true escape artist understands disintegration and integration as
the Phoenix is reborn from the ashes. Vale~(farewell).

Bio (CV)

Chris Paradis lives in sunny Orlando, Florida where he works at a
bookstore and dabbles in the esoteric arts from time to time. He has a
degree in Graphic Design from the university of Central Arkansas and
loves the art of portrait photography/painting. Chris plans to attend
graduate school in the Art Therapy field of study in the near future,
and he is working on various artistic endeavors, some involving the
creation of tarot decks.
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